Tā pà luò rén kǒushí, zhǔdòng bǎ nà bǐ qián tuì le huíqu.
Afraid of giving people grounds for gossip, he returned the money of his own accord.
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口实 lives mostly in fixed phrases: 贻人口实 and 落人口实 'to give others a handle against you'. In the 尚书, 商汤 fears that later ages will make him their 口实, their talking point.
